Carnegie Mellon - History - Rankings and Reputation

Rankings and Reputation

Internationally, the QS World University Rankings ranks CMU 49th among the top universities in the world in the most current (2012-2013) world university rankings. CMU placed 51st among the top universities in the world in the current Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). Times Higher Education ranks CMU 22nd among the premier universities worldwide. Nationally, the U.S. News & World Report ranks Carnegie Mellon 23rd among American research universities It was named one of the "New Ivies" by Newsweek. Carnegie Mellon is ranked 1st for graduate studies in computer science, a position consistently held in the past except in 2009. It is also 6th for graduate studies in engineering, 7th for graduate studies in fine arts, 7th for graduate studies in electrical engineering, 9th for graduate studies in public affairs, 16th for graduate studies in business, 19th for graduate studies in economics, 9th for graduate studies in statistics, and 17th for graduate studies in psychology in the 2012 rankings released by US News and World Report. The undergraduate business program is also ranked 2nd for information systems, production/operations, and quantitative analysis, 5th for supply chain management, 9th for finance, 16th for entrepreneurship, 24th for general management, and 7th as an undergraduate business program overall by the 2011 US News and World Report.

In 2010, the Wall Street Journal ranked Carnegie Mellon 1st in computer science, 4th in finance, 7th in economics, 10th overall, and 21st in engineering according to job recruiters. The university is one of 62 elected members of the Association of American Universities and its academic reputation has led it to be included in Newsweek’s list of “New Ivies”. BusinessWeek's rankings of college return on investment placed Carnegie Mellon at 17th in the country. Carnegie Mellon University ranks tenth among "Best Engineering Colleges By Salary Potential" in the United States. BusinessWeek's 2011 rankings of the best undergraduate business schools have also placed the Tepper School of Business's undergraduate business program at 3rd for starting salaries (competing with Wharton School of Business and the MIT Sloan School of Management) and 4th for academic quality. In SmartMoney's rankings of the most valuable colleges, Carnegie Mellon ranked 4th amongst private universities and 23rd amongst all universities nation-wide. Carnegie Mellon is also a member of the Global University Leaders Forum of the World Economic Forum, one of 26 institutions in the world and one of only 12 in the United States.